Dairy Milker/Research Development
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Research
Wanted: Brief description about the highest version of the GVCSTool
Theory
Wanted: Brief paragraph regarding the reasoning behind adding this tool to the GVCS
Relevant Links
[www.dairyman.ca/DPP/DPP_Milking_Sample.pdf Milking and Milk Quality]
Conceptual Notes
Wanted: Ifs, ands and buts.
Development
Overview
- The Dairy Milker is comprised of 3 major systems:
- Milking Unit
- Vacuum System
- Collection System
- See page 8 of link "Milk and Milking" for a full diagram
Milking Unit
- Includes the pulsator, teatcups, short and long milk tubes, short and long pulse tubes, and the claw.
- Claw
- 1 port for the long milk tube
- 4 ports for the short milk tubes
- 1 port for the long pulsation tube
- 4 ports for the short pulse tubes
- Teatcup
- Metal or hard plastic teat cup shell attached to a flexible rubber or synthetic teat cup liner
- Space between the teat cup shell and teat cup liner is called the pulsation chamber
- 1 port for the short milk tube
- 1 port for the short pulsation tube
- Pulsator
- Small machine that alternates between applying vacuum at the teatcups and admitting air at atmospheric pressure to the teatcups
- 1 port for stall cock
- 1 port for long pulse tube
Vacuum System
Collection System
Design
- Requirements
- Speed
- Throughput
- Weight
- Size Constraints
- Feed stock
- Design Description
- Calculations
- Drawings and Diagrams
- Concept and Alternatives
- Full Design Views
- Cut-away Views
- Exploded Parts View
- 3D Renders
- Decisions
- Project Team
Industry Standards
| Industry Standard | GVCSTool |
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Funding
Wanted: List of expenses for prototyping and documenting GVCSTool
Peer Reviews
Wanted: Peer reviews from the scientific community regarding the R&D of GVCSTool
Experiments and Prototypes
Wanted: Empirical data on performance